Quality Assurance Lead - Sukkur Plant

Join our team to lead Food Safety and Quality Assurance across our dairy portfolio, ensuring the highest standards of product safety, quality, and compliance. This role offers the opportunity to drive quality excellence, strengthen food safety systems, and deliver trusted products that delight our consumers and help us win in the market.

• Education & Experience:

  • Master's degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum 10 years of Food Safety & Quality Assurance experience in the dairy, food, or FMCG industry.
  • Strong knowledge of Food Safety and Quality Management Systems, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, BRC, Halal, and ISO 17025; Lead Auditor certification is preferred.
  • Good understanding of dairy processing, food safety, hygienic design, cold chain management, and regulatory requirements; knowledge of FrieslandCampina products and processes is an advantage.
  • Experience with SAP, cross-functional teams, and matrix organizations.
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, presentation, and conflict resolution skills.
  • Decisive problem solver with the ability to drive continuous improvement and maintain the highest food safety and quality standards.

  Vacancy Description:

  • Lead the end-to-end Food Safety and Quality Assurance function, ensuring safe, compliant, and high-quality products across the manufacturing process.
  • Develop and execute the site Food Safety & Quality strategy aligned with business objectives and global quality standards.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards, including HACCP, GMP, ISO, FOQUS, and other applicable Food Safety Management Systems.
  • Drive continuous improvement of Quality Management Systems through trend analysis, risk management, and best practices.
  • Define and deliver the annual Quality roadmap, objectives, and performance improvement plans.
  • Lead internal and external audits, certifications, and management reviews to ensure ongoing compliance and operational excellence.
  • Establish robust food safety risk, crisis, and issue management processes, including effective CAPA implementation.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality, manufacturing performance, and customer satisfaction.
  • Develop, coach, and build capability within the Quality team while fostering a strong quality and food safety culture across the site.
  • Oversee laboratory operations and ensure compliance with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation and FrieslandCampina quality standards.
  • Ensure implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of product quality specifications and food safety systems.
  • Lead root cause investigations and drive corrective and preventive actions to reduce quality issues and customer complaints.
  • Manage relationships with regulatory authorities, certification bodies, customers, and other external stakeholders.

  Your salary is based on the weight of your job, your experience and your training. FrieslandCampina offers not only a competitive salary but also training and education on the job because it's important for our people to continue to grow. After all, your development is not only good for your career; our products also benefit from it. The mutual exchange of knowledge between colleagues is also evident on the work floor. It is, after all, the most effective way to learn.

At FrieslandCampina, you'll immerse yourself in a unique, globally connected culture, where collaboration with colleagues across all our businesses is part of daily life. Alongside a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, we’re dedicated to your ongoing development, offering abundant opportunities for hands-on learning. Our informal, friendly environment fosters teamwork with passionate professionals who share your drive for excellence. At FrieslandCampina, we empower you with the autonomy and confidence to make a meaningful impact — helping to nourish the world while advancing your career.

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